2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER stop start

Anti-thef
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Make sure tha tyou do not endanger
other roa dusers when applying the
brakes.
R Yo us hould applythe brakes firml yfrom
tim etot imeatah ighv ehicle speedifthe
vehicle' sbrake syste mhasnot been sub-
jected to high load sfor alon gp erio dof
time. This improve sthe gri pofthe brake
pads/linings.
R Yo us hould brakefirml ya fter driving on a
we tors now-covere droads urface before
stopping the engine .The brak ediscs dr yas
the yarewarme dup,thu spreve nting cor-
rosion.
R For safety reasons ,Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends tha tyou onlyusecomponents ,e.g.
brak epads/li nings,which have been spe-
cially approve dbyMercedes-Benz for your
vehicle. Brake pads/linings whic hhaven ot
been approve dfor Mercedes-Benz could
affect your vehicle' sopera ting safety. Anti-theft systems
Immobiliser
Th eimm obiliser prevents your vehicl efrom
being starte dwithout the correct key.
Activating the immobiliser X
With the key: removethe key fro mthe
ignition lock.
X With KEYLES SGO*: pres sthe KEYLESS
GO button on the selector lever.
Th ee ngine switche soff.
Deactivating th eimmob iliser X
Wit hthe key: turn th ekeyto position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X Wit hKEYLESS GO*: press theKEYLESS
GO butto nontheselecto rlever twic ewith-
out depressin gthe brake.
i The immobilise risalways deactivated
when you start th eengine. ATA (anti-thef
talarm system)
Av isual and audible alar mistriggere difthe
alar msystem is primed and you open:
R ad oor
R ad ooru sin gthe emergency ke yelement
R theb ootlid
R theb onnet
R theg love compartment
R thes towag espac eunder th earmrest
R as towag ecom partmen tintherear
The alar misnotswitched of fevenify ou close
an ope ndoora gain. 1
Indicator lamp
X To prime: lockthe vehicle usin gthe key.
On vehicles wit hKEYLESS GO* ,the locking Safety
*o ptional
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Lights
88
X
To switch on: turnthe light switch to
M orU.
The dipped-beam headlamps, side lamps
and licenc eplatelamp are switched on
when th eengineisr unning.
i When you tur nthe light switch to any
position other than MorU,t hecor-
respondin glight goes on.
Automatic headlamp mode The side lamps
,dipped-beam headlamps and
licenc eplatelamp are switched on or off
automatically, dependin gonthebrightness of
th ea mbient light. G
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If th elight switch is set to the Uposi-
tion, th elight will no tcom eona utomati-
cally in foggy conditions. This coul dendan-
ger you and others. Therefore, tur nthe light
switch to Bin thedark or in fog.
The automatic headlam pfeature is only an
aid. The driver is responsible for th evehi-
cle's lighting at all times. G
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When it is dark or foggy, tur nthe light
switch from UtoB in good time.
Otherwise, th eheadlamps could switch off
temporarily and you could caus eanacci-
dent.
X To switch on: turnthe light switch to
U.
The side lamps are switched on and off
automaticall ywhen th ekeyis in position
1 in th eignition lock.
The dipped-beam headlamps, side lamps
and licenc eplatelamp are switched on
automaticall ywhen th eengineisr unning.
When th eparking lamp or dipped-beam
headlamps are switched on ,the indicator
lamp next to th elight switch light sup.
Fron tfoglamps/Rear foglamp G
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If you suspect that driving conditions will be
foggy, tur nthe light switch to Bbefore
you start your journey. Otherwise, your
vehicle may no tbevisible and you could
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When it is dark or foggy, tur nthe light
switch from UtoB in good time.
Otherwise, th eheadlamps coul dswitch off
temporarily and you coul dcaus eana cci-
dent.
When th elight switch is set to Uyou can-
no tswitch on th efront or rear foglamp.
X Mak esure that th ekeyis in position 2in
th ei gnition lock.
X To switch on th efront foglamps: turnthe
light switch to the BorC position.
X Pull th elight switch out to th efirst stop.
The ¥ green indicator lamp next to the
light switch light sup.
X To switch on th erearfoglamp: turnthe
light switch to BorC.
X Pull th elight switch out to th esecond
detent.
The † yellow indicator lamp next to the
light switch light sup.
X To switch off th efront foglamps/rear
foglamp: push in thelight switch to the
stop.
The corresponding indicator lamp goes out. Controls
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On-boar
dcomputer 112
RACETIMER The RACETIMER allows time measurements
to be saved.
While you have the RACETIMER displayed,
you will not be able to adjust the volume using
the æ andç buttons.
X Press the èor· buttontoselect the
AMG menu.
X Press the jbuttonrepeatedly until the
RACETIMER appears. 1
Lap
2 RACETIMER
3 Gear indicator
4 Digital speedometer
You can start the RACETIMER when the
engin eisrunning or if the key is in position
2 in the ignition lock. X
To start: press the æbuttontostart the
RACETIMER.
X To displa ythe intermediat etime: press
the ç buttontos how the intermediate
time.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X To stop: press the æbuttontos top the
RACETIMER.
The RACETIMER interrupts timin gwhen you
stop the vehicle and turn the key to position
1 in the ignition lock .When you turn the key
to position 2or 3and then press the æ
button, timin giscontinued.
Storing the lap tim eand starting anew lap
It is possible to stor eamaximum of nin elaps.
X Press the çbuttontos how the inter-
mediate time during timing.
The intermediate time is displayed for five
seconds.
X Press the çbuttonagain within 5sec-
onds.
The displayed intermediate time is stored
as alap time. Timing start
sfor an ew lap. The new lap is
timed from when the intermediate time is
called up. 1
Fastest lap time (best lap)
2 Lap
3 RACETIMER
4 Gear indicator
5 Digital speedometer
Resetting the current lap
X Press the æbuttontos top the RACE-
TIMER.
X Press the çbuttontoreset the lap time
to "0".
Deleting all laps
If you have switched off the engine, the RACE-
TIME Risreset to "0" after 30 seconds. All laps
are deleted.
It is not possible to delete asingle stored lap
on its own. Controls
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Driving sys
tems 138 R
SBC Hol disdeactivate dbyano ccupant
in the vehicl ebydepressing the acceler-
ato rpedal or the brake pedal
R there is amalfu nctio ninthe syste moran
interruption in the powe rsupply, e.g.bat-
tery failure
R the electrica lsystemint he engine com-
partment or the fuse shaveb eent am-
pered with
R the battery is disconnected G
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If yo uwishtol eave the vehicl eorparki t,
deactivate SBC Hol dand secure the vehicle
against rolling away.
Yo uw ills ee aw arning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay if SBC Hol disactivate dand:
R the driver's door is opene dand yo urelease
the seat belt
R the ignition is switched off
R the bonnet is opened
Selector lever to P X
Immediatel ydepress the brake or shift the
selector lever to Pto preven tthe vehicle
fro mr olling away.
SBC Hol disdeactivated. Th ewarning mes-
sage in the multi-functio ndisplay disap-
pears.
Yo uw illh ea rac ontinuous tone if SBC Hol dis
activate dand you:
R sto pthe engine and open the driver's door
R open the bonnet
Th es ounding of the horn alerts yo utothe fact
tha tthe vehicl ehasbeen parked while
SBC Hol disstill activated. Th esound
becomes louder if yo uattempt to lock the
vehicle. Th evehicl eisn ot locked unti lSBC
HOL Disd eact ivated.
i If the ignition ha sbeens witched off ,the
engine cannot be started agai nuntil
SBC Hol dhasbeen deactivated.
If SBC Hol disactivate dand ha sasystemf ault
or there is adisruption in the powe rsupply,
the multi-functio ndisplay shows the message
Brake immediately.D epressthe brake
firmly, unti lthe warning message in the multi-
functio ndisplay goes out, or mov ethe selec-
tor lever to position P.Thisd eact ivates
SBC Hold. RACE START (S
L63AMG)
RAC ESTAR Tenables optimal acceleration
fro mas tanding start with suitabl ehigh- grip
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RAC ESTAR Tiso nlya vailable when ESP ®
Sports mod eisactivated. ESP ®
Sport sta-
bilise sthe vehicl einalimited manner if the
vehicl estarts to ski dorwhenaw heelis
spinning.
RAC ESTAR Tshoul donlybeu sedonc losed
off circuits .Alway sadapt your driving style
to suit the prevailing roa dand weather con-
ditions.
Conditions fo ractivation RAC
ESTAR Tcan be activate dwhen
R the doors ar eclosed
R the engine is running and it ha sreache dan
operating temperatur eofapproximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperatur elam pint he multi-functio ndis-
play stops flashing
R ESP ®
Sport is activate d(Ypage 56)
R the steering whee lisinthe straight-ahead
position Controls
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Engine compartment
179
You will see th
efollowin gmessage if you did
no to bserv ethe required waiting time:
Observ ewaitin gperiod
X Repeat th emeasuremen tafter about five
minute siftheengin eisatn ormaloperating
temperature.
X Repeat th emeasuremen tafter about
30 minute siftheengin eisnotat normal
operating temperature (if th eenginew as
only started briefly).
The followin gmessage appear siftheengine
is running:
Engine oil level Not whe nengine on
X Switch off th eenginea nd wait for five
minute siftheengin eisatn ormaloperating
temperature, or for about 30 minute sifthe
engin eisnotat normal operating temper-
atur e(if th eenginew as only started
briefly), before measuring.
i If you wish to cancel th emeasurement,
press the korj buttonont hemulti-
function steering wheel. Using th
eoil dipstick Example of
avehicle with apetrol engine (SL 350)
1 Oil dipstick
2 Maximum mark
3 Minimum mark
X Pull oil dipstick 1out of th eoil dipstick
tube.
X Wipe off oil dipstick 1.
X Insert oil dipstick 1intot he oil dipstick
tube to th estop, and tak eitout again.
The oil level is correc tifthelevel is between
minimum mark 3and maximum mark
2.
X Top up th eoil if necessary. i
On vehicles with 8-cylinder and 12-cylin-
der engines ,the difference between MIN
mark 3and MAX mark 2is approxi-
mately 1. 5litres. On vehicles with a6-
cylinder engine, th edifference is 2. 0litres.
Topping up th eengine oil Example (SL 500)
1
Cap Operation
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Displa
ymessages 211Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Tyre pressure
monitor currentl
yunavail-
able Th
et yrep ressur emonitor* is temporarily
deactivated. Th evoltag eoft he vehicle's
electrical syste mistoo loworr adiointer-
ference prevents the receptio nofsensor
signals. X
Drive on.
Once the causes have been eliminated ,the tyre
pressure monitor* automaticall yreactivates
after afew minutes of driving. Tyre pressure Chec
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Th etyrep ressur elos sw arning syste mhas
detected asignificant pressure loss. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Check the tyres.
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
X Repair or change the faulty whee lasnecessary
(Y page 266).
X Then restart the tyre pressure loss warning
syste monce the tyre pressure is correct
(Y page 185). Chec
ktyres, then restar
tRun
Flat Indicator Ther
ewasatyrep ressur ewarning mes-
sage. X
Make sure tha tthe pressure se tisc orrect for
al lt yres ( Ypage 184).
X Restart the tyre pressure loss warning system
(Y page 185). Ru
nF latI ndi-
cator Inoperative Th
et yrep ressur elossw arning syste mis
deactivate dduetoam alfunc tion. X
Visi taq ualified specialis tworkshop. Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 219Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ec oolant is too hot. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Make sure ,tha tthe ai rsuppl ytot he radiator
is not blocked, e.g .bys lush.
X Wait until the messag edisappear sbefore
restarting the engine .There is otherwise arisk
of engine damage.
X Observe the coolant temperature gauge.
X If the temperature increases again, visi taquali-
fied specialis tworksho pimmediately. D Coolan
tStopc ar,
turn engine off. Th
ep oly-V -beltmayhave torn. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Switc hoff the engine.
X Check the poly-V-belt.
X If it has torn: do not driveon. Contact the
nearest qualifie dspecialis tworkshop.
X If it is no tdamaged: do not start the engine
agai nuntil the messag edisappear s. Thereis
otherwise ariskofe ngine damage. Practical advi
ce
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Displa
ymessages 226 Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
H Tyre pressure
Chec
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Th ep ressur einone or mor etyres has
droppe dsignificantly .The affected wheel
is highlighted in the tyre pressure display
of the tyre pressure monitor*. X
Stop the vehicl ewithout makin ganysudden
steering or braking manoeuvres. Pa yattention
to the traffi cconditions as yo udoso.
X Check the tyres.
X Repair or change the faulty tyre if necessary
(Y page 266).
X Check the tyre pressure an dcorrect it if nec-
essary (Y page 184).
Th ew arning will disappea rautomaticall yafter
yo uh aveb eend rivin gfor afew minutes with
the corrected tyre pressure. H Please correc
tthe
tyre pressure Vehicles with
atyrep ressur emonitor*:
the pressure of at leas tone tyre is too low
or there is asignificant discrepancy
between the tyre pressure softhe individ-
ua lw heels. X
Check the tyre pressure at the next opportunity
an dc orrect it if necessar y(Ypage 184). I Change ke
ybatter-
ies Th
eK EYLESS GO *key batterie saredis-
charged. X
Change the batterie s(Ypage 259). I Ke
yn ot detected Th
eK EYLESS GO *key is not in the vehicle.
If the engine is switche doff,t he vehicle
ca nnol ongerbel ocked centrall yand the
engine cannot be started. X
Stop the vehicle. Pa yattention to the traffic
conditions as yo udoso.
X Look for the KEYLESS GO *key. Practical advice
*optional
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